Defence Sustainment Engineer

At World Fuel, our employees are the key to our global success. We are industry leaders due to the innumerable talents of our approximately 5000 strong professional team. Our people thrive in an entrepreneurial and culturally-diverse environment, where innovative thinking, collaboration and efficient execution are highly valued. Our high-performance culture is what allows us to drive sustained growth. Stronger together, we promote an environment where individuals can thrive.   Defence Sustainment Engineer Location: Melbourne, Australia Work Arrangement: Hybrid (Tuesday-Thursday in office) About the Role World Fuel Government Solutions is seeking a Defence Sustainment Engineer to support the maintenance, reliability, supportability, and lifecycle management of complex Defence systems and equipment. This role is ideal for a mechanically-minded engineer who enjoys understanding how equipment is built, maintained, supported, and improved throughout its operational lifecycle. We are particularly interested in engineers with experience supporting, maintaining, improving, or managing complex assets and equipment within Defence or related industries such as Rail, Marine, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, Mining, Transportation, or Asset Management environments . Working within our Defence Engineering team, you will contribute to the sustainment and long-term support of complex systems through activities including maintenance planning, asset management, reliability improvement, engineering investigations, lifecycle management, and supportability engineering. Unlike larger Defence organisations where engineers are often limited to a single discipline, this role provides broad exposure across sustainment engineering, reliability, maintenance, supportability, lifecycle management, systems engineering, configuration management, and Defence support programs . You will work closely with experienced engineers, Defence customers, suppliers, and project teams while developing a broad understanding of how Defence capability is designed, maintained, and supported throughout its service life. This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer looking to broaden their experience, solve practical engineering problems, work on complex physical assets, and build a long-term career within Defence engineering and sustainment.

Support sustainment and lifecycle engineering activities across Defence programs. Contribute to maintenance planning and asset management activities. Assist with reliability, maintainability, and supportability engineering tasks. Support investigations into equipment performance, failures, and maintenance-related issues. Participate in root cause analysis and problem-solving activities involving complex mechanical systems. Develop and maintain engineering documentation, maintenance records, technical data, and supportability information. Support engineering change and configuration management activities. Assist with development of maintenance concepts, support strategies, and lifecycle planning. Support preparation of technical publications, operating instructions, and maintenance documentation. Work closely with Systems Engineers, suppliers, project teams, and Defence stakeholders. Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, reliability, maintainability, and operational performance.

Required Qualifications Degree in Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline. 3+ years of engineering experience supporting, maintaining, improving, or managing complex equipment, assets, or systems. Experience in one or more of the following: Maintenance Engineering Asset Management Reliability Engineering Sustainment Engineering Supportability Engineering Lifecycle Engineering Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Understanding of engineering fundamentals, asset lifecycle management,